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Henry Martin Stetson (1825 - 1875)

Henry Martin Stetson
Born in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 27 Nov 1856 (to 1859) in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesmap
Husband of — married after 5 Dec 1865 in North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesmap
Died at age 49 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Henry Martin Stetson was born in December, 1825 at Weymouth, Massachusetts. [1] [2][3] He was the 10th child and the son of Jeremiah Stetson and Hannah (White) Stetson [4].

Marriage

Married First (1) Eliza J. Martin [4] 27 Nov 1856 at Central Falls, recorded in Smithfield, Rhode Island [5][A]

No Children

Married Second (2) Laura/Laureatte Fuller 5 Dec 1865 at North Providence, Rhode Island [6][4][B]

No Children

Residences

He was born in Weymouth [1]

  • 26 July 1850, age 23, single, living on the Palmer Austin farm in Smithfield, Rhode Island. [7]
  • 10 Sep 1850, age 24 living in Randolph, Massachusetts [8]
  • 27 Nov 1856, age 30, living in Central Falls, Rhode Island with his new wife, Eliza Martin Stetson [5]
  • 5 Dec 1865, recorded as living in Smithfield, Rhode Island at the time of the 2nd marriage. [6]

Occupation

  • Machinist : [D]
  • 1850 - Boot Maker [7][8]
  • 1856 - Mechanic [5]
  • 1865 - unreadable [6]

Military Service

Civil War, Enlisted in Company A, Rhode Island 9th Infantry Regiment on 26 May 1862. Promoted to Corporal, 8 Jul 1862, Mustered out on 2 Sep 1826 at Providence, Rhode Island. [9]

Death

Died 16 June 1875 in Attleboro, Massachusetts [4]. He is buried in the Oak Grave Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. [9]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-5-5-2-10
A. Oak Grove Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America is reported to be where he is buried. The tombstone of Eliza J Stetson is linked to him on that site as his wife. The image of his stone is not available and hers is close to illegible to me. I was unable to confirm that the person, whose name I could not read, was a wife of Henry M Stetson, but he must have been married twice. The transcription indicated her name was Eliza J and that she died 3 Nov 1859 [10]
B.Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 - Will of Henry Martin Stetson leaves his property to his wife Lauraette. His name is spelled out in the probate records and his death date is confirmed to be 6 Jun 1875. Some of his siblings are named in the probate records.
U.S., Civil War and Later Wars Index to Remarried Widow Pension Applications, 1848-1934 - his wife is named as Lauraette Sumner in the application for the pension of Henry M Stetson.
D. Note on Henry:
During the French and Prussian war (1870-1) no goods could be shipped from Paris; consequently the prices in this country were at their highest, and my goods were eagerly sought for by the fan-dealers of New York. During the first few years of the business I had no trouble in disposing of all I could make.
The people I dealt with were large Jew importing houses : I had always been prejudiced against the Jews, but I found them fine men, and much superior to the Gentiles that I had dealt with before. Finally I got the business running quite smoothly, from the high prices on account of the foreign war ; and the profits were seemingly large, but were continually eaten up by the cost of building new machines. I soon found that a business subject to fashion was not profitable to follow ; I would have a machine to make large fans, some twelve to fifteen inches in length, and the fashion would call for short fans, and the machines would have to be all built over. Mr. William Merritt was always busy on this.
Now, in this work I was an enthusiast. It mattered little what the cost, for I was determined to make the best, and succeeded so that I made gold fans which I sold for nine dollars each. In this I was aided by my friend Mr. Henry Stetson, then a machinist in Brookline, who carried out many of my ideas, and built for me a carving machine (now rusting out in my stable) which did wonderful work, and cost me five hundred dollars. As I have said, my motto was " Never mind the cost, it must be done." [11]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Birth; Vital Records of the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts; Weymouth - Births; (New England Historic Genealogical Society, at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund; Boston, Massachusetts; 1910) Page 282
  2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007578176; FHL microfilm: 2031513; Image number: 114; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I01448-3
    FamilySearch Record: F45B-QGZ (accessed 1 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9XF-VZ71
    Henry Martin Stetson born on 18 Dec 1825, son of Jeremiah Stetson & Hannah, in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records -, 1620-1988 for Henry Martin Stetson, Weymouth - The image of the actual birth record of Henry Martin Stetson can be viewed on Ancestry. Births of all of his siblings are grouped together under the name of their parents - Jeremiah and Hannah Stetson. Date of birth is 18 Dec 1825 - name is spelled Henry Martin
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 46
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Records of births, marriages and deaths of Central Falls: "Records of births, marriages and deaths of Central Falls"
    Catalog: Records of births, marriages and deaths of Central Falls
    Film number: 004250754 > image 112 of 341
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-66BW-QXC (accessed 1 January 2024)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Marriage: "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007527137; Image number: 270
    FamilySearch Record: QG1N-PYWF (accessed 1 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898W-1PM8
    Henry Martin Stetson (39) marriage to Sawbretto Fuller (26) on 5 Dec 1865 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 004191661; FHL microfilm: 444812; Image number: 196; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00956-3
    FamilySearch Record: MDJ6-RLS (accessed 1 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-691Q-FLF
    Henry M Stetson (23) in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 (Counted Twice? 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 004199358; FHL microfilm: 443548; Image number: 413; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01122-3
    FamilySearch Record: MDSW-QJH (accessed 1 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64J9-PNR
    Henry M Stetson (24) in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 (No Photo of Grave) Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #133449567 henry-martin-stetson: accessed 01 January 2024), memorial page for Henry Martin Stetson (18 Dec 1825–6 Jun 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133449567, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by EM (contributor 49076667).
  10. ↑ Eliza's Find A Grave: Memorial #133449462
  11. ↑ Note From Edmund S Soper's Weymouth Ways and Weymouth People - Reminiscences, pub 1907

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Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Stetson-127 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.




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Lamberton-139 Roy Lamberton
Stetson-1702 and Stetson-127 do not represent the same person because: wrong parents
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Lamberton-139 Roy Lamberton
Not sure if the Henry Stetson mentioned in the article (Research Notes) is this Henry, born in Weymouth, 1825. Need more information, maybe some census data that lists his occupation, to further link this Henry to the one in the Weymouth article since the Kindred don't list him as living in Brookline, Massachusetts, only in Weymouth (birth) and death (Attleboro).
posted by Roy Lamberton

Rejected matches › Henry Barns Stetson (1827-1829)

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